After Abandoning ITunes, NBC Shows up on Zune — After a pricing spat with Apple led NBC to pull its video content from iTunes, the broadcaster has struck a deal with Microsoft's Zune online store. — On Tuesday, as part of an announcement about new Zune features, Microsoft planned …

Social network downtime Jan-Apr 2008 — This survey shows how much 16 of the largest and most popular social network sites have been unavailable during the first four months of 2008. How much has MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, Twitter, LiveJournal and many others been offline? Read on to find out.

Vodafone to Offer Apple's iPhone in Ten Markets — Vodafone today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in ten of its markets around the globe. Later this year, Vodafone customers in Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal …

Andreessen to Facebook Board? — Silicon Valley luminary Marc Andreessen (pictured here) has been asked to join the board of Facebook, according to several sources with knowledge of the situation. — While the arrangement is not completed yet, sources said the longtime entrepreneur …

More unofficial Mac clones up for sale on eBay — A recent move by a little-known Florida-based solutions provider to openly challenge Apple on its Mac OS X licensing terms and begin selling an unauthorized Mac clone appears to have spawned a copycat. — A seller by the name of “chris555” …

RIAA: Don't let Net neutrality hurt piracy fight — WASHINGTON—The Recording Industry Association of America's chief voiced skepticism on Tuesday about the need for Net neutrality rules, but warned that the government may need to step in if Internet service providers don't become more proactive in fighting digital piracy.

Have We Crossed The Chasm? — Geoffrey Moore wrote Crossing the Chasm over 15 years ago and it's still probably the foremost framework used for launching new technology products. Wikipedia gives a nice summary to the theories basic premise: — “Moore's key insight is that the groups adopt innovations for different reasons.

Why Yahoo Shares Lost Only 15% — The bottom didn't fall out of the stock after Microsoft yanked its bid. One reason, says CEO Yang: “We have more alternatives” than before the offer — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images — When Microsoft (MSFT) pulled its sweetened, $33-a-share offer …

Mysterious Multiplication of Copyright Complaints — It'd be hard to argue that Indiana University doesn't take illegal downloading seriously. As noted on its “Are You Legal” Web site, the university imposes a $50 fine for the first notice university officials receive from entertainment companies …

Geek parent tip: Use GMail as a baby book — Someday my son will hate me for this, but I just implemented a new way to record his daily achievements: A dedicated GMail account. I got the idea for this tip from John Girard, CEO of Clickability, who sends tagged emails to his Outlook account.

A Safer Way to Search — Today, we're announcing the beta release of SearchScan, a new feature from Yahoo! Search that helps protect users from viruses, spyware and spam. We've heard from users that security and privacy continue to be major concerns when they are online.

Colbert's Webby honor: ‘Person of the Year’ — He might not get to fulfill his presidential dreams, but comic pundit Stephen Colbert will still end 2008 with at least one, uh, honor: Person of the Year at the 12th Annual Webby Awards. — The “Oscars of the Internet,” …